Change in the Clinical Global Assessment of Change from Baseline to Week 6 [ Time Frame: 6 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Change from baseline in the Investigator Global Assessment over 48 weeks [ Time Frame: Baseline, every 2 weeks up to 12 weeks, every 4 weeks up to 24 weeks, every 8 weeks up to 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Safety of QGE031 over 48 weeks [ Time Frame: Baseline, ever 2 weeks up to 12 weeks, every 4 weeks up to 24 weeks, every 8 weeks up to 48 weeks ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Group Study Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of QGE031 in the Treatment of Patients With Bullous Pemphigoid With Disease Refractory to Oral Steroid Treatment

Brief Summary

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of QGE031 versus placebo in patients with bullous pemphigoid. Efficacy will be assessed as a reduction of disease activity. How QGE031 is broken down by the body and the impact it has on different blood and tissue markers will also be explored.

Detailed Description

This study was planned to be divided into 2 distinct parts. Part 1 was a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled study evaluating the efficacy, safety, PK and PD of multiple, subcutaneous doses of QGE031 in the treatment of patients with BP with disease refractory to oral steroid treatment. Patients were treated with QGE031 or placebo in a 2:1 ratio.

Part 2 of this study was planned to be a multi-center, open label, dose range finding study evaluating the efficacy, safety, PK and PD of multiple, subcutaneous doses of QGE031 in the treatment of patients with BP with disease refractory to oral steroid treatment.

This study was stopped after Part 1 completed and was terminated because the predefined criteria of efficacy was not reached ( >50% better then placebo)